If there is anything I don’t need more than another knife, it’s another backpack, but when I saw this one on the Goodwill auction site, I couldn’t resist, and put in my bid, scoring this gem for $17!! The shipping cost more than the pack did, but for a total of $40, it was still…
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Lollypocalypse!
As the last days of summer eased into the fall, I got to spend a few days at Punty’s Palace in western Maine. Out of the 4 days, I had 2 rainy days, and 2 beautiful days of warm sunshine. One of the annual chores is to begin cleaning up around the cabin in preparation…
Refurbishing the community camp axe
The old camp axe, the axe that gets used and abused over the years, never sharpened, never maintained, used by people who do are not exactly axe experts. Neglected for far too long, it is time to bring it back to life. This axe is dull enough that you can run your hand over the…
A Holiday in the Bush 2018
A beautiful, warm day in mid December. It was a long time since I had gotten out. I was long overdue for a little time in the woods, and between the weather and other obligations, I had a window of about 3 hours to get out and do something. I grabbed my gear, packed my…
A ride through Holliston
Once football season is over, I begin to feel the wintertime blues. Go to work in the dark, come home in the dark, and spend the weekends planning my springtime escapes. It never works out quite the way I spent the winter making plans, but this year was worse than ever. The entire spring rushed…
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